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The promised re-launch of MyCrysis is now live, just a week or so later than predicted, and they are now accepting registrations from new members of this community portal for all things relating to the Crysis series of first-person shooter from Crytek. This page explains the benefits of membership, and while it doesn't mention beta testing, they previously announced that early registrants may be offered the opportunity to beta test Crysis 2. Thanks Voodoo Extreme.
The client for the Medal of Honor beta test is now being distributed to make it easier for preorder customers and VIPs enrolled in the closed beta test for the upcoming military shooter reboot to get up and running. The client is available from AtomicGamer, FileFront, FilePlay, and Gamer's Hell.
Cloud gaming service Gaikai announces they have signed a multi-year deal with Electronic Arts to offer EA titles over the service. Word is: "This agreement enables streaming of several of EA’s PC-based video games directly to any web browser via Gaikai’s technology. Gaikai will offer a number EA franchises, including The Sims™, The Battlefield: Bad Company™ Series, Dragon Age™ Series, Mass Effect™Series, Medal of Honor™ and Need for Speed™ for Gaikai’s new game advertising service. This relationship will result in EA being the first video game publisher in the world with control over instant-on video game streaming technology ready to embrace and push forward the future of digital distribution."
Steam News announces Valve plans to release the Macintosh client for Counter-Strike Source next week, which will allow for cross-platform play in the teamplay shooter. That is all: Please return your seats and table trays to their original upright positions.
The E3 trailer is now available for Arcania: Gothic 4, the next installment in this role-playing series. The clip outlines the standard RPG conventions the game will offer, and shows off gameplay, including combat. Here's the embedded version. Continue here to read the full story.
There are two E3 trailers for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, one a multiplayer walkthrough showing off one of the new multiplayer modes being added to the stealth/action series, and a single-player trailer showing off the solo campaign, which follows the events in Assassin's Creed II, demonstrating how horses will play an increased role in the new game. Both clips are embedded below. Continue here to read the full story.
The Civilization V E3 Trailer on Giant Bomb shows off the next installment in Sid Meier's long-running turn-based strategy series. The clip shows off the all-new game engine, lush graphics, and how the switch to a hex-based map changes gameplay. The clip includes commentary on the new game from Sid Meier and other developers at Firaxis.
The Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de France 2010 "E3" Trailer shows off the next installment in this bicycle racing series. The cinematic clip shows scenes of riders racing, followed by scenes of riders racing, followed by scenes of riders racing. The embedded version follows. Continue here to read the full story.
Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant.
It's day four of EA week on Steam, and Valve announces that today they are featuring discounts on EA racing games, offering a 25% savings on Need for Speed Shift, a 50% discount on Need for Speed Undercover, and 75% off on Burnout Paradise.
The EGOSOFT Website now offers a new patch for X3: Terran Conflict to update their space combat sequel to version 2.7.1. They warn that this manual patch is not compatible for the Steam version of the game, but Steam News has word that the Steam edition of the patch is now also available automatically. This forum post has more on the new version, while the patch notes follow. Continue here to read the full story.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium is the title of the Warhammer 40K MMORPG first revealed a couple of years ago, notes Computer and Video Games, as THQ has made good on a recent promise to reveal more about the game at E3. The game is under development at THQ's Vigil Games (Darksiders), and while details are still scant, there's a gameplay trailer and some screenshots on Kotaku showing some spiffy visuals befitting a studio created by comic book artists.
G4tv.com has a couple of videos of some hands-on play with RAGE, the first-person shooting and driving game in development at id Software. In one clip id's Tim Willits shows them the game, and in the other they take a look at one of the game's missions. It may not be easy to check these out though, as the videos seem hesitant to load, as E3 demand seems to be slowing things down there.
A new "madness of war" trailer is now available from Blacklight: Tango Down, along with a batch of new screenshots from Zombie's upcoming military shooter. The clip combines cinematics, gameplay footage, and, of course, madness. The embedded version follows. Continue here to read the full story.
We headed out to the car this morning to shuttle MrsBlue to the train station when I learned what should have been an obvious lesson about the doggies. They usually come along for the ride, and we just walk to the car together, so occasionally the dogs trot off to say hi to a neighbor if someone's about. Today out of nowhere a deer raced by, so the pups were off like a shot. I actually got Hudson the wonder dog to stop after 20 feet or so (by throwing my car keys near her, of all things, a technique I read in a training book that called it the "magic hand"), but the Gunnar-man is so fast he was out of sight before we knew it. A couple of minutes later he returned, but he probably crossed a half-dozen streets along the way. No need to scold me, as this was a clear illustration of the poor judgment I've been using all these years by not having the doggies secured when we walk to the car, which I will make a point of doing from now on.
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